Sheet-metal partition.



G. W. SANDERS SHEET METAL PARTITION. APPLICATION $11.21) JULY 24, 1913.

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SHEET-METAL PARTITION.

Specification of Letters Fatent.

Application filed July 2;. 1913.

ietented Sept. 22, i914.

Serial No. 780.971.

To aZZ whom it may concern Be it known that 1, Customs W. SAX- onns, a subject. of the King of Great Britain, and a resident of Victoria, in the Province of British Columbia. Dominion of Canada, have invented a new and improved Sheet il'ietal Partition, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

It is a design of my invention to provide a partition to receive metal lathing and formed of sheet metal instead of more solid cast or rolled metal elements, whereby the partition may be much more cheaply produced.

It is a further designoi my invention to provide a metallic, partition in which the elements may be quickly and conveniently assembled, and produce a strong and durable structure on which the lathing may be readily applied.

' The invention also has for its design to produces partition in which the studding elements are braced by self-fastening stiticners.

The invention furthermore has for its design to provide a metallic partition having at the top and bottom thereof channel plate. that may be relied upon to prevent fire from creeping through the ceiling or along the floor, should the plaster crack at either place.

The novel features of the invention will be more particularly explained in the specific description following.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar hararters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a partly sectional iace view of a portion of a partition embodying my invention; big. 2 is a partly sectional plan view; Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section: Fig. l is a perspective view of a portion of one of the plates toruung the top and bot- ,tom of the partition; Fig. 5 is a perspective view oi a portion of one ol the studdin g ele meats; and Fig.6 is a perspective view of a Portion oi one of the stilleners formed with integral members for Fastening the still'eners to the studdinu'.

lo l'ormiug a partition in :u-rordalu-e with my invention a top plate ll) is provided. and a bottom plate ll having a channel lform in cross section. ably spaced apart are received at their up- Studdingelements in suit per and lower ends between the side flanges l3 of the top and bottom plates, and between adjacent studding elements stifleners ll extend. "Zach stiffener is formed with integral Fastening members 15, 15, and these are produced in sets of three, and preferably are ll-shaped, the plate being first formed with cuts HS in il-t'orm, as shown in Fig. 5, there being one V-shaped cut oppositely disposed and adjacent to a pair of such cuts, the arrangement being such that three tongues may' be struck up from the plate at an angle normal to a face of the stiffener, to produce the V-shaped "fastener members from the single fastener a distance equal to the thickness of the web or body oil a studding element 12, and the single faxtener be-' 111g in staggered relation to theadjacent pair. 'lhe stiffener is secured by passing the same through transverse slots 12 in the studding elements and then bending up the I pair of tongues 15 at one site of the studding', and the single tongue 15 at the opposite side of the studding, so that the studding will be gripped between a pair of fastening tongues and an adjacentsingle tongue.

The studding elements are preferably Formed in Z-shape, to present vertical flanges 12 projecting oppositely along the vertical edges. the flanges serving to give a proper bearing; between the studding ele-.

ments and the flanges 1.3 of the top and bottom channel plates. The illustrated form of the studding also produces increased strength while at the same time perinittiag ot' the compact assemblage of the studding elements for shipping and storing.

"he web or body of each studding element is formed with elongated, vertically ranging slots i2" adjacent. to each flange 12. for receiving ties i? for tying the melallir lathing is to the sluddin The end slots 1:3" :u'rommmlate tie wires if for tying the top and boitom plates to the studding, said ties it) being passed through said end --lols l2? and through holes 10 in the flanges i i of the top and bottomchannel plate As seen best in Fig. l. the channel plates are formed also with slots 10" to receive ties :20 for fastening! the upper and lower edges of the laihiug 18 to the said plates.

ll will be seen that lhe tongues l5 ranged as shown, provide the still'euers i1 with,self-fastening means by which the 15, 17 the pair of fasteners being spaced stifieners are secured to the studding, Without the emplo ment of adventitious devlces in the way 0 rivets, etc.; also, as seen in Fig. 3, the metallic lathing 18 is in the vertical plane of the flange 13 of the top and bottom channel plates, at each side of the latter, and said channel plates form closed u per and lower ends for the partition. Tus, should the plaster on either face of the partitioncrack during a fire, the flame will be cut oil? from passing upwardly through the partition along the ceiling, or downwardly and along thefioor. As a result also of the improved structure, the lathing is very solidly supported and securely fastened at each overlap, whereby it presents a firm-backing to'receive the plaster. Furthermore, the illustrated form and corelation of the several elements provide a very strong and light structure that may be quickly and cheaply produced from sheet metal.

ties securing the channel plates to the studding elements, said ties extending through the holes of the channel plates and the adjacent slots of the studdin elements, stiflening members between adjacent studcling elements, metallic lathing on the faces ofthepartition, ties securing the lathing to the studding elements, said ties passing through slots of the studding elements between the channel plates, and ties securing the lathing to the flanges of the channel plates, the lathing being in the vertical plane of the flanges of the channel plates and the latter having openings for receiving the last mentioned ties.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

CHARLES WILLIAM SANDERS.

Witnesses PETER NESSER, E. BURNELL. 

